Re: Coldest temperature you've ever camped in?

Once I made a snow shelter in my parents back yard and slept in it. It was early January in Prince George, BC and it used to get really cold. That night it got down to -45 Celsius (-49 Fahrenheit). It just so happened it was the coldest night of the year.

If I ever sleep in one again, I will know how to build it better! My mom came out in the morning to check and see if I was still alive. I slept alright, except for waking up every half hour or so. I guess I had to check and see if I was still alive too. ;)

Sadly, those nights are pretty rare now, due to global warming. This has contributed to the epidemic spread of the mountain pine beetle in B.C., which as wiped out millions of acres of forest.

When I was in high school we had an environmental education course where we learned to handle firearms, survival, identifying wildlife, etc. The best part of the class was when we all went on a campout for a couple of days and had to sleep in the shelters we made. No tents. Plastic sheeting was allowed though.